Teen-Age Cousins Held in Slaying of 2 Relatives
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UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N. J. — An 18-year-old college student and her male cousin were arrested in the fatal bludgeonings of her father and aunt in a scheme to inherit money, Bergen County prosecutors said Sunday.
Laura Kaldawi and Patrick Lanzel, 19, were charged with conspiring to kill Samir Kaldawi, 44, and his sister-in-law, Georgette Kaldawi, 35, found slain Saturday in Samir Kaldawi’s home in this exclusive community. Georgette Kaldawi’s son, Gregory, 9, was wounded in the assault.
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